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      Office of Surface Mining
      Reclamation and Enforcement
      1951 Constitution Ave. N. W.
      Washington, D. C. 20240
      Phone: 202 - 208 - 2719
      Email: GetInfo@osmre.gov


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    DATE POSTED August 15, 2008
    DATE LAST MODIFIED: August 15, 2008
    DATE LAST REVIEWED: August 15, 2008


    News and Stories



     
    (From left) Don Cooke and Dave Maynard, both from Appalachian Fuels, LLC, accept the Appalachian Region Regional Reforestation Initiative’s 2007 Excellence in Reforestation Regional Award from Brent Wahlquist, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. (OSM photo by Linda Keene)

    Recipient of award for forestry reclamation excellence named.

    Logan, WV – The Appalachian Region Reforestation Initiative (ARRI) named Appalachian Fuels, LLC recipient of its 2007 Excellence in Reforestation Regional Award here recently.   [more]

     

    Jack Dangermond (left), President of ESRI, congratulates OSM’s Greg Morlock on the bureau’s vision and leadership in using geographic information systems (GIS) to make the Nation’s coal mines safer for the public and to help protect the environment. Morlock accepted the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award on behalf of OSM’s team working to build a central repository for boundaries of abandoned and active coalmines. OSM Photo

    Technology Leads to Safer Coalfields

    San Diego, California — Many of the nearly 15,000 scientists, researchers, business leaders and government officials gathered for an international geographic information systems (GIS) conference watched as OSM was recognized here for its vision and leadership in using technology to make the Nation’s coal mines safer for the public and to protect the environment.   [more]

     

    Lindsey Totten of the Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania points out future features of the Garden to U.S. Congressman Tim Murphy (left), Andrew G. Baechle, Director of the Allegheny County Parks Department (center), and OSM Director Brent Wahlquist (right).

    OSM Director Lends Expertise to Botanic Garden Efforts

    OSM Director Brent Wahlquist explains the benefits of the Forestry Reclamation Approach (FRA) at Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania.  [more]

     

    New Mexico Railroad

    The National Award

    New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division
    Mine Reclamation Bureau
    Real De Dolores Mine Safeguard Project  [more]

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